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| Kimbo Slice video on Ken Shamrock Elite XC fight (ESPN) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 05:59 AM CDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Shields vs Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley Elite XC fight preview and prediction Posted: 03 Oct 2008 05:12 AM CDT Elite XC: "Heat" — the third installment of "Saturday Night Fights" on CBS — is set to go off live from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., this Saturday, October 4, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on national television. To get us prepared for the event, we will showcase a daily feature for each main card fight leading up to the event. These features will include information on the fighters, predictions, as well as training notes from each fighter. The lone title fight in Sunrise is a classic clash of styles and potentially the sickest fight on the card. Elite XC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields (21-4-1) will put his 170-pound title on the line for the first time against the dangerous British striker Paul “Semtex” Daley (18-6-2). Anybody who knows anything about either one of these guys is drooling in anticipation for this fight. Here's the breakdown:
Fighter backgrounds: Jake Shields — Jake is a 29-year-old fighter, fighting out of San Francisco, California. He’s a Cesar Gracie black belt in jiu jitsu, reigning Elite XC welterweight champion, Rumble on the Rock champion and former Shooto world champion. He comes from a wrestling background where he earned All-American status for two years at Cuesta College. His martial arts training began at Chuck Liddell’s SLO Kickboxing Academy at an early age. Not too long after learning the ropes from the “The Iceman,” he decided he wanted to make a go at a career in MMA. Late in 2001 he discovered jiu jitsu at Cesar Gracie’s school. Learning from one of the best teachers of the sport, he excelled and did well in several high profile tournaments. He finally earned his black belt in February of 2007. He stayed with the striking he learned at the beginning of his career from Liddell by joining former Muay Thai world champion Jongsanan Fairtex’s Fairtex Fighting Academy. With all the training he’s received from these world class trainers in all these different disciplines, he’s made a name for himself, and is widely considered one of the top 170-pound mixed martial artists in the world. He defeated Nick “The Goat” Thompson by rear naked choke in the first round at Elite XC: “Unfinished Business” to capture the company’s first division title. He’s also known for having defeated Carlos Condit and Yushin Okami in the same night on his way to winning the Rumble on the Rock tournament in 2006. Paul Daley — “Semtex” is a 25-year-old fighter hailing from Nottingham, England. He’s known for having a very nice Muay Thai game and devastating knockout power. He’s the reigning Cage Rage welterweight world champion. Daley is one of the most charismatic personalities in mixed martial arts. He’s never shy about saying what’s on his mind and has a vocabulary filled with four letter words. Earlier this year, after sending Sam Morgan home with one of the nastiest standing elbow knockouts since Anderson Silva’s demolition of Tony Fryklund, Daley called out anybody and everybody in Elite XC, including Shields. But he apparently had a change of heart not too long after because he announced his retirement from the sport a few weeks later. He said training and competing was taking too much out of him and he needed some time away to get his personal life in order. We all knew the retirement would be short lived and sure enough not six months later he made public his plans to return to professional fighting. He picked up right where he left off too, handing undefeated Bojan Kosednar his first loss with a first round knockout. This will be his third fight under the Elite XC banner, having knocked out both Morgan and Duane Ludwig in his previous outings. Training notes: Jake Shields — Shields is an absolute gym rat. He primarily trains with the Cesar Gracie camp where he gets to work with guys like Gilbert Melendez and Nick and Nate Diaz regularly. It’s safe to say he gets quality jiu jitsu and cardio training with them. He also has a gym of his own just outside of San Francisco. He says he does a lot of training there and he still works his Muay Thai with the Fairtex Combat Academy as well. Shields also spends some time training at American Kickboxing Academy. When we interviewed him before the Nick Thompson fight, he said he had been training there with Jon Fitch at least twice a week. He gets around the San Francisco area. If you’ve trained around there, chances are you’ve ran into Jake. Here’s his reaction to Daley’s comments leading up to the fight:
Paul Daley – Daley is training out of Mike’s Gym in Amsterdam under the tutelage of Mike Passenier, training Muay Thai and judo. Here’s a snip from a recent interview with MMAnews.com about his camp for this fight:
And when asked what he’s been working on specifically for this fight:
And finally, on what he feels he needs to do to win the fight:
Ok, here’s one more. This one is from fightticket.com and is vintage “Semtex”:
Fight breakdown: Sam Morgan was able to take “Semtex” down twice pretty easily. His problem was that he couldn’t hold the Brit down. Daley better realize that Jake Shields won’t have those same problems if he gets him to the mat. Jake is way too talented of a grappler for Daley to allow himself to be put on his back. If that happens, it’s going to be a short night for the challenger. However, while the champ has some decent striking in his arsenal, he’s nowhere near the level of Daley. If “Semtex” can stuff the takedowns and keep the fight in his comfort area, we could see a new Elite XC champion tomorrow night. Regardless of what anybody says about Jake’s improved striking or the fact that he hasn’t been knocked out in over eight years, if he tries to trade blows with Paul Daley, he’s going to lose his belt. Daley’s Muay Thai attack is too quick and too powerful. So, being how this is almost a clear cut case of who can take the fight where they want it to go, wrestling and size could play a huge part in the outcome. And Jake Shields has the advantage in both areas. He’s a large 170 pounder, while Daley looks like he could easily fight at lightweight if he wanted to. The bigger and stronger Jake Shields should be able to dictate where this fight goes a little easier than Daley simply because of those advantages. Therefore, Jake taking the Cage Rage champ down, holding him there, taking a dominant position and either pounding him out or securing a submission is the likeliest of scenarios. We’re going with Jake Shields to retain his Elite XC welterweight title. Final prediction: Jake Shields via submission (rear naked choke) in round one. Check back in tomorrow as we take an in-depth look at the the heavyweight main event of the night between Miami native Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and Hall of Famer Ken “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Shamrock. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UFCs Dana White thinks Elite XCs Jared Shaw is a retard (Video) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:56 AM CDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forrest Griffin video on BSN sponsor, next fight, training and more Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:53 AM CDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Taylor defeats Drew Fickett in first round at Total Combat Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:48 AM CDT The post The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 career of Jesse Taylor is off to a good start — “JT Money” scored a first round technical knockout of mixed martial arts veteran Drew Ficket in the main event of the Total Combat 32: "Notorious"show at the Sycuan Casino & Resort, which is just outside of San Diego, Calif., last night. Here’s how it all went down courtesy of an official press release:
This was the first fight for Taylor at welterweight, as well as his first fight for him outside the UFC after being booted off TUF and then invited back to face CB Dolloway at UFC Fight Night 14 back in July. He lost that fight via first round submission and then made things worse with some curious comments on the Quinton “Rampage” Jackson legal situation, which eventually led to his ouster. Fickett was certainly a big step up in competition for Taylor even though “The Master” may or may not have been in the best shape for this fight. Even still, it was just his second loss in his last eight fights. It should be interesting to see where both fighters end up after a quick and decisive result like this … stay tuned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeforce weigh-in results for ‘Payback’ Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:34 AM CDT
The field of Strikeforce fighters scheduled to compete at the Broomfield Events Center in Broomfield, Colo., on October 3 recently tipped the scales at Dave and Buster's in Westminster for the official “Payback” weigh-in. Tyra Parker — who was supposed to take on Michelle "Karate Hottie" Waterson in a 112-pound clash — was the only competitor who failed to make weight. She came in four pounds over the set limit at 116 pounds; however the fight will go on as planned. All other fighters on the card made weight. Here are the official results:
*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights. Broomfield Events Center doors will open for Strikeforce "Payback" at 5:30 p.m. MT and the preliminary card will begin at 6:30 p.m. MST. The main card will commence at 8 p.m. MT, which will air on HDNet live at this time. Remember MMAmania.com will be your spot for all your "Payback" news and results. Check in often. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elite XC odds for Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock and more betting lines Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:02 PM CDT
Elite XC: "Heat" is now less than two days away at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.,featuring the main event between Miami-based Internet street brawler Kimbo Slice against UFC Hall of Fame inductee Ken Shamrock. Last weekend we shared news that sportsbooks have pegged Slice as the solid favorite to win, which is still the case. But the line is narrowing, indicating perhaps that bettors feel Shamrock — who hasn't won a meaningful fight in about eight years — has one more surprise left in him. After all this is mixed martial arts where anything can and often does happen. Here are the complete odds for the event:
Remember that the sportsbook is always available for those fans who like to make fights nights that much more interesting with a little betting action. To check out the complete EliteXC fight card click here. And remember that we will provide LIVE blow-by-blow coverage of all the action on fight night, which will be on October 4, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. See you then! In the meantime, happy betting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeforce fight card final for ‘Payback’ on Oct. 3 Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:34 PM CDT
The Broomfield Events Center will play host and HDNet will air the event live beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Pride FC and UFC veterans Falaniko “Niko” Vitale and Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg will face off in a middleweight bout that will surely deliver some solid mixed martial arts action. Two other UFC vets — Pete Spratt and Luke Caudillo — will also compete on the card. Spratt will take on local talent and former International Fight League (IFL) star Donnie Liles at 170 pounds and Caudillo will have his hands full with the undefeated Billy Evangelista in a lightweight tilt. Here’s the full lineup for “Payback:”
Remember MMAmania.com will be your spot for all your “Payback” news and results. Check in often. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‘Karate Hottie’ Michelle Waterson readies for Strikeforce debut Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:36 PM CDT
Props: Strikeforce Quoteworthy:
“The Dean of Mean,” “The Hungarian Nightmare,” “Lights Out,” “The Iceman,” “The Arm Collector,” “The Baby Faced Assassin,” “The Axe Murderer” … Some fighters do a decent job of living up to their nicknames, but Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (pictured above) takes the cake. Oh yeah, the former bikini model will take on Tyra Parker tomorrow night on the Strikeforce: “Payback” card, which takes place at the Broomfield Events Center in Denver, Colorado and will air live on HDNet beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Yum. Check out the full press release after the jump.
"Karate Hottie" Ready To Explode At Strikeforce "Payback" SAN JOSE, Calif. —To the naked eye, Michelle Waterson looks more like she should be gracing the pages of Maxim rather than beating up on opponents in caged combat. Just like the old cliché "looks can be deceiving" goes though, it turns out that the petite, 22 year old, otherwise known as the "Karate Hottie," packs as much firepower as she does gorgeous looks. Waterson, a former bikini model and native of Aurora, Colorado, has been throwing kicks and punches since the age of 10 when she took her first Karate class and, on Friday, she will attempt to give her hometown fans a dose of brutal theatrics when she makes her seventh professional start in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition at Broomfield Event Center. "It's gonna be an explosive fight," said Waterson, who will face Tyra Parker on the 10-bout Strikeforce "Payback" card. The matchup will mark Waterson's debut with the growing Strikeforce organization. "I heard Tyra's really aggressive and good on the ground so it should be very exciting for the fans." As a contestant on the 2007 Oxygen network series, "Fight Girls," a reality program that gave female kickboxers the opportunity to train and battle one another while living at a Las Vegas, Nevada martial arts camp, Waterson introduced herself to a national audience. "It was a great experience," said Waterson of the time she spent filming the show. " It helped me become a stronger person and helped me learn how to deal with problems on my own. It also showed me that fighting is not just physical, but also mental." Shortly before the TV stint, Waterson, who is half American and half Thai by descent, took a trip to Thailand where she fell in love with the country's national sport – Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing). It was the culmination of her past experiences in martial arts and her burning desire to excel at the sport of MMA that, a year and a half ago, led her to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has taken up residence to train under Greg Jackson, guru of one of the most finely tuned fight teams in the country. "I needed to come here to take my career to the next level," explained Waterson. "I've learned how to grapple on the ground and use my wrestling as a weapon. I'm a much more well-rounded fighter now. Her work with Team Jackson produced dividends five weeks ago when she forced an opponent to submit from an armbar just 22 seconds into their bout. "Albuquerque has become a second home for me, and the Jackson team has become my family." Tickets for Strikeforce "Payback," priced from $30, are on sale at Ticketmaster (303-830-TIXS) and Ticketmaster.com In the main event of the 10-bout card, knockout artist and Denver native, Duane "Bang" Ludwig (16-8), will attempt to avenge a previous knockout at the hands of "The Ultimate Fighter" season three veteran, Sam "The Squeeze" Morgan (19-10). Superstar Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg (17-6) will take on Hawaiian submission expert, Falaniko "Niko" Vitale (26-8), in a featured middleweight (185 lb. limit) contest. Broomfield Event Center doors will open for Strikeforce "Payback" at 5:30 PM MST and the preliminary card will begin at 6:30 PM MST. The main card will commence at 8 PM MST. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MMA Quick Quote: Cro Cop ready for revenge, possible groin shot Posted: 02 Oct 2008 12:15 PM CDT
-Former UFC and PRIDE heavyweight Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic talks to his native Jutarnji.hr about the No Contest decision at DREAM 6 against Alistair Overeem. “Demolition Man” delivered several illegal groin strikes during their heavyweight bout, providing a disappointing conclusion to a fight that had received much interest and fanfare leading up to it. Cro Cop hopes to deliver what was promised with a rematch on December 31. |
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